by Jennifer Aston
Bring Us Together: The Sustainable Development Goals in the SLLC
Abstract
Now more than ever, it’s crucial for teacher-librarians to take the lead in championing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our schools, placing the SDGs at the heart of everything we do in our school library learning commons. In this paper, Jennifer Aston aims to show how our work as librarians in school libraries is directly linked to these goals. But it’s not enough to stop there—we must also integrate the SDGs into our partnerships, technology usage, and even the displays and upkeep of our collections. To illustrate this, Jennifer has included insights from students gathered through a recent survey. Their perspectives offer valuable guidance for us.
Jennifer Aston (OCT BA BEd) is the teacher-librarian at West Oaks French Immersion Public School in London, Ontario, at the Thames Valley District School Board. She is the mother of three girls, an e-biker and married to a fellow beekeeper. She is a techie and a tinker who enjoys making small stained glass pieces. She has participated in the Forest of Reading Selection Committee and serves on the OLA Climate Action Committee. She has written blogs featured on “The Best of Ontario Educators” and has helped create lessons for a few organizations, including TVO Learn.